[sf-lug] In Person meeting again, Lately at Distrowatch

[Bobbie Sellers]

Hi LUGers,

	What are your views on returning to in person meeting for those
of us capable of the effort?

     Today we are one week out from the next meeting on Sunday April 2. 
2023 from 11 AM - 1 PM at  <https://meet.jit.si/sf-lug.org> .

	Anyone using more than one machine on the same monitor and
keyboard?  Check for barrier which does the same as a KVM hardware
switch in software on the machines you use.


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     CAE-Linux 2020
         Motto is "Open Source Powered Engineering"
This was mentioned in a Usenet discussion and I went to look it
up.  If you are interested in engineering and using GNU/Linux you
might want to take a look at it.
    <https://www.caelinux.com/CMS3/index.php/download/62-caelinux-2020> 


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			Lately at Distrowatch.com
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            2023-03-25 	Distribution Release: Slackel 7.6 "Openbox"
    Slackel is a Linux distribution and live environment based on 
Slackware Linux and Salix OS. The project has published a new version, 
Slackel 7.6 "Openbox.
<http://www.slackel.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=1902#p1902>
     Uses sysvinit-3.06-x86_64-1.txz - Iso file is about 2.5 GB.

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    2023-03-23 	Distribution Release: Ubuntu 20.04.6
	Graham Inggs has announced the availability of a point release update 
to Ubuntu 20.04.6. The new media offers bug fixes and addresses some 
Secure Boot issues.
All the popular flavors of Ubuntu included.
 
<https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2023-March/000287.html>

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   2023-03-23 	Distribution Release: Proxmox 7.4 "Virtual Environment"
       	Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products 
based on Debian GNU/Linux.The company has released an update to its 
"Virtual Environment" series which introduces updated virtual machine 
and filesystem packages along with a new dark theme.
  Read release 
notes.<https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-7-4-released.124615/>
      and <https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Roadmap#Proxmox_VE_7.4>
Uses systemd and the iso file is a bit more than 1 GB.

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  2023-03-22 	NEW • Distribution Release: Trisquel GNU/Linux 11.0
  	Trisquel GNU/Linux is a 100% libre Ubuntu-based Linux distribution. 
The project's  latest release, version 11.0, is based
on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and greatly expands compatibility with a wider
range of CPU architectures.
       <https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-110-aramo-release-announcement>
Getting started with 
<http://www.slackel.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=1902#p1902>

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  2023-03-20 	NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 5.11
  	The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based
live DVD/USB with the goal of providing Internet anonymity for the user. 
The project's latest release, Tails 5.11, introduces zRAM for
increasing memory capacity which should allow for longer sessions.
<https://tails.boum.org/news/version_5.11/index.en.html>

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      2023-03-19 NEW • Distribution Release: SystemRescue 10.00
  	François Dupoux has released a major update of SystemRescue, an 
Arch-based  Linux distribution designed for administrating and repairing 
computer systems and rescuing data. The new version brings the Linux 
kernel version up to the 6.1 branch,  which is currently the latest 
long-term supported one.
  <https://distrowatch.com/systemrescue/>
  <https://www.system-rescue.org/Changes-x86/>
Iso file is smaller than 750 Megabytes and uses systemd.

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2023-03-16 	NEW • Distribution Release: Murena 1.9

  	The Murena project provides open source images for common 
smartphones, open source cloud-based storage, calendar, and backup 
solutions, and sells phones with /e/OS pre-installed. The project has 
announced the release of /e/OS 1.9 which includes several bug fixes, 
improvements, and security patches.
<https://doc.e.foundation/devices>  lists what you can use with /ee/OS.
<https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases>

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2023-03-15 	NEW • Distribution Release: Qubes OS 4.1.2
  	Qubes OS 4.1.2, the latest "patch" release of the project's 
security-oriented operating system for single-user desktop computing, is 
now available. This version brings the Fedora template up to version 37 
and adds an optional "kernel-latest" Linux kernel, version 6.1.12.
release notes <https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/03/15/qubes-4-1-2/>
<https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/#mirrors>
You will need a 8 GB Flash Drive to install this. It uses systemd.
one version Qubes-R4.1.2-x86_64.iso (5,881 MB)

	later
	Bobbie Sellers aka
bliss - on the ever-faithful Dell Latitude E7450, PCLinuxOS 2023
KDE Plasma 5.27.3   Kernel Version: 6.2.8-pclos1 (64-bit)
KDE Frameworks  5.104.0 - Qt Version: 5.15.6
Graphics : X11 - Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 5500
15.5 GiB of RAM CPU 4 × Intel® Core™ i7-5600U CPU @ 2.60GHz
Actually 2 real cores and 2 virtual cores.